Our history
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Die Mh.6: Unterwegs mit der Nostalgiegarnitur
Time lapse 1993 - 2021
| 1993 | March | Foundation of NÖVOG |
| 1996 | September | Start of Wieselbus operation |
| 1997 | January | Foundation of Niederösterreichische Schneebergbahn GmbH |
| 2001 | June | Start of the Waldviertelbahn tourist railway between Gmünd and Groß Gerungs |
| 2002 | May | Start of Reblaus Express operation between Retz and Drosendorf |
| 2005 | December | Foundation of Schneeberg Sesselbahn GmbH as a 49 % subsidiary of Schneebergbahn |
| 2006 | May | Start Waldviertel railway between Gmünd and Litschau |
| 2007 | June | Start of construction for the new mountain railway station on Hochschneeberg |
| September | Commissioning of the "Ötscherbär" on the Mariazell railway | |
| 2009 | April | Commissioning of the new mountain railway station on the Hochschneeberg |
| 2010 | January | Signing of an agreement in principle by the state of Lower Austria, the Republic of Austria and ÖBB to take over the regional railways. NÖVOG is commissioned to implement this basic agreement. This was followed by the transformation into an operational transport company |
| December | Takeover of all routes transferred from ÖBB by NÖVOG | |
| 2011 | May | Replacement of ÖBB train attendants by NÖVOG passenger attendants |
| Presentation of the project "The stairway to heaven" | ||
| Commissioning "Paradise of views" on the Hochschneeberg | ||
| June | 10 years of Reblaus Express | |
| Completion of the takeover of Bergbahnen Mitterbach GmbH | ||
| August | Presentation of the "Dom der Wachau" diesel locomotive | |
| october | 15 years Wieselbus | |
| 100 years of electrification of the Mariazell railway | ||
| November | Replacement of ÖBB employees by NÖVOG train drivers | |
| 2012 | January | Schneebergbahn becomes a 100% subsidiary of NÖVOG |
| June | Start of construction for the Laubenbachmühle operations centre | |
| September | Start of construction for the new Terzerhaus on the Gemeindealpe Mitterbach | |
| 2013 | May | Start of construction for the Klangen converter plant |
| June | Start of construction for the Waldviertelbahn operations centre | |
| July | Completion of the Laubenbachmühle operating centre | |
| August | Start of construction work for repositioning the Gemeindealpe Mitterbach | |
| october | Conversion of the entire timetable to the stairway to heaven | |
| November | NÖVOG anniversary - 20 years on the road to success | |
| December | NÖVOG introduces electronic train control system | |
| 2014 | March | Start of construction for the railway station tourism portal in Puchberg am Schneeberg |
| May | Commissioning of the Waldviertelbahn operations centre | |
| Commissioning of Klangen converter plant | ||
| June | Commissioning of the new Terzerhaus on the Gemeindealpe Mitterbach | |
| Panorama carriages of the Himmelstreppe go into scheduled service | ||
| Start of construction for the new Mitterbach cable car valley station | ||
| July | Laubenbachmühle operations centre is awarded the Lower Austrian Timber Construction Prize | |
| December | Completion of the new Mitterbach cable car valley station | |
| 2015 | April | Commissioning of the new railway station tourism portal in Puchberg am Schneeberg |
| June | Completion of the panoramic circular trail on the Mitterbach municipal alp | |
| 115 years of the Waldviertel railway from Gmünd to Litschau | ||
| 2016 | March | Presentation of the new Wachau railway vehicles |
| July | 5 years Gemeindealpe Mitterbach | |
| September | 20 years Wieselbus | |
| october | Schneebergbahn tourism portal honoured with a recognition award at the 2016 Construction Prize | |
| Schneebergbahn comes second in Austria in the "9 Places - 9 Treasures" award | ||
| December | Commissioning of the Wunderwiese in Puchberg am Schneeberg | |
| 2017 | January | Takeover of infrastructure maintenance |
| May | Ground-breaking ceremony for Alpenbahnhof site | |
| Start of construction at Alpenbahnhof depot | ||
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| 115 years of the Waldviertel railway from Gmünd to Steinbach-Bad Großpertholz | |
| June | 120 years of the Schneeberg railway | |
| July | 110 years of the Mariazell mountain railway | |
| August | 3 years Terzerhaus Gemeindealpe Mitterbach | |
| october | Innovative rail lubrication system for the Mariazell railway goes into operation | |
| November | Gemeindealpe Mitterbach receives Skiareatest Summer Award 2017 in four categories | |
| New system for the fully automatic control of railway crossings (RTMS) goes into operation | ||
| 2018 | february | Topping-out ceremony at the Alpenbahnhof site |
| Mariazell railway is voted best regional railway in Austria by customers | ||
| April | The Gemeindealpe Mitterbach is honoured with four awards at the Skiareatest | |
| May | 115 years of the Waldviertel railway from Gmünd to Groß Gerungs | |
| June | Responsibility for the Wiesel buses is handed over to the Verkehrsverbund Ost-Region (VOR) | |
| December | Relocation to the new premises at Alpenbahnhof | |
| 2019 | May | Wunderalm in Puchi's world is ceremoniously opened |
| "The Guardian" lists the Mariazell railway among the ten most beautiful European railway lines | ||
| July | Alpenbahnhof site officially opened | |
| Panorama coaches 1st class of the Mariazell railway celebrate their 5th birthday | ||
| September | New Hochschneeberg railway station celebrates its 10th anniversary | |
| NÖVOG becomes Niederösterreich Bahnen | ||
| 2020 | January | Niederösterreich Bahnen celebrates 10 years of the basic agreement to take over the Mariazellerbahn, Citybahn Waidhofen, Wachaubahn, Waldviertelbahn, Reblaus Express and Schneebergbahn |
| September | Takeover of operations management for the Waidhofen city railway | |
| Austria's first "simplified technical safety system" (VTS) goes into operation on the Waidhofen city railway | ||
| october | October Gemeindealpe Mitterbach is honoured in four categories at the Skiareatest Winter Award | |
| November | Lower Austria Railways welcomes its 10 millionth passenger | |
| December | New transport service contract for Mariazell railway and Waidhofen city railway is signed and will bring new services for commuters over the next 10 and 15 years respectively | |
| 2021 | January | Niederösterreich Bahnen is awarded the "Great Place to Work"® employer certificate. |